Evergreen Valley College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Evergreen Valley College, also known as EVC, is a community college located in the southeastern foothills of San Jose, California, United States. The college is part of the California Community College System. It was established in 1975 with 3000 students. Today, it enrolls more than 8,000 students each year. The campus is spread across an area of more than 170 acres. EVC's student body has a diverse and ethnic mix with students from more than 70 different countries.

Student life at EVC is vibrant and active. It aims for the overall development of students. There are many student clubs and organizations on campus. There are also special organizations to assist International students with admission into the college.

EVC’s official mascot is the Hawk.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, mechanics and repair, office and administration, science, business and management, law, and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,119 in 2009-2010 (6,030 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (79 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Retailing and Retail Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (16 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Metal and Jewelry Arts
• Sculpture

LAW (27 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (179 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (35 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (31 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Drawing

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (27 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (29 awarded)

• Psychology